Sanctions are clearly impacting Russia’s economy, but United States President Donald Trump is leaving allies uncertain about whether he will approve additional measures, even though Washington is a party to the G7 agreement to coordinate actions against the Kremlin, the EU’s sanctions chief told Reuters.

Last week, the Group of Seven (G7) nations – the U.S., Japan, Canada, Britain, France, Germany and Italy – agreed to coordinate and intensify sanctions against Moscow over its war in Ukraine by targeting countries that buy Russian oil and thereby enable sanctions circumvention.

Those countries were not named, but India, China, NATO-member Turkey and others have significantly increased their Russian crude purchases since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

The U.S. has imposed a

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